Design and Implementation of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solution for Radiology PACS

Mansoori, Bahar; Rosipko, Beverly; Erhard, Karen K.; Sunshine, Jeffrey L.

doi:10.1007/s10278-013-9625-4

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“…Data storage and image retrieval, using optical disk or HDD, are the key components in an optimal PACS, hence the reason we included them as the vital constituents in the evaluation protocol. Consistently, these elements have been recommended by well-founded previous research ( 11 , 21 - 24 ).…”

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An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

2017

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Introduction:Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) serves to store, transmit, communicate and manage medical images. A logical evaluation protocol assists to determine whether the system is technically, structurally and operationally fit. The purpose of this systematic review was to propose a logical evaluation protocol for PACS, particularly useful for new hospitals and other healthcare institutions in developing countries.Methods and Materials:We systematically reviewed 25 out of 267 full-length articles, published between 2000 and 2017, retrieved from four sources: Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar. The extracted data were tabulated and reviewed successively by three independent panels of experts that oversaw the design of this study and the process by which the PACS evaluation protocol was systematically developed.Results:The outcome data were ranked by expert panels and analyzed statistically, with the reliability established at 0.82 based on the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The essential components and the best options to establish an optimal PACS were organized under nine main sections: system configuration; system network; data storage; data compression; image input; image characteristics; image presentation; communication link; and system security, with a total of 20 components, each of which capable of working optimally with one or more program options.Conclusions:This systematic review presents an objective protocol that is an ideal tool for the evaluation of new or existing PACS at healthcare institutions, particularly in developing countries. Despite the significant advantages, the protocol may face minor limitations, largely due to lack of appropriate technical resources in various clinical settings and the host countries.

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An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

2017

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“…However, storing the data in full at three different locations can significantly increase the backup data size . Mansoori et al presented a disaster recovery plan based on two servers, a local server and a disaster recovery server [125]. The proposed plan considers four scenarios to provide availability and continuity of services.…”

Section: Disaster Recovery Plansmentioning

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A Review of the State of the Art in Privacy and Security in the eHealth Cloud

Sahi

Lai

2021

IEEE Access

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The proliferation and usefulness of cloud computing in eHealth demands high levels of security and privacy for health records. However, eHealth clouds pose serious security and privacy concerns for sensitive health data. Therefore, practical and effective methods for security and privacy management are essential to preserve the privacy and security of the data. To review the current research directions in security and privacy in eHealth clouds, this study analysed and summarized the state of the art technologies and approaches reported in security and privacy in the eHealth cloud. An extensive review covering 132 studies from several peer-reviewed databases such as IEEE Xplore was conducted. The relevant studies were reviewed and summarized in terms of their benefits and risks. This study also compared several research works in the domain of data security requirements. This paper will provide eHealth stakeholders and researchers with extensive knowledge and information on current research trends in the areas of privacy and security.INDEX TERMS Cloud security; cloud privacy; eHealth cloud.

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“…Many papers focus on the technical requirements to prevent data loss in case of disasters especially in PACS [7]. The solutions and suggestions mostly refer to a redundant copy of the data or archives at different physical locations [8][9][10].…”

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The Rising Frequency of IT Blackouts Indicates the Increasing Relevance of IT Emergency Concepts to Ensure Patient Safety

Sax¹,

Lipprandt²,

Röhrig

2016

Yearb Med Inform

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SummaryIntroduction: As many medical workflows depend vastly on IT support, great demands are placed on the availability and accuracy of the applications involved. The cases of IT failure through ransomware at the beginning of 2016 are impressive examples of the dependence of clinical processes on IT. Although IT risk management attempts to reduce the risk of IT blackouts, the probability of partial/total data loss, or even worse, data falsification, is not zero. The objective of this paper is to present the state of the art with respect to strategies, processes, and governance to deal with the failure of IT systems. Methods: This article is conducted as a narrative review. Results: Worst case scenarios are needed, dealing with methods as to how to survive the downtime of clinical systems, for example through alternative workflows. These workflows have to be trained regularly. We categorize the most important types of IT system failure, assess the usefulness of classic counter measures, and state that most risk management approaches fall short on exactly this matter. Conclusion: To ensure that continuous, evidence-based improvements to the recommendations for IT emergency concepts are made, it is essential that IT blackouts and IT disasters are reported, analyzed, and critically discussed. This requires changing from a culture of shame and blame to one of error and safety in healthcare IT. This change is finding its way into other disciplines in medicine. In addition, systematically planned and analyzed simulations of IT disaster may assist in IT emergency concept development.

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Design and Implementation of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solution for Radiology PACS

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

A Review of the State of the Art in Privacy and Security in the eHealth Cloud

The Rising Frequency of IT Blackouts Indicates the Increasing Relevance of IT Emergency Concepts to Ensure Patient Safety

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